Motor-carriage for agricultural implements.



A. TIFFANY. MOTOR CARRIAGE FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMEIIITS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I2, I9I6.

Patent-ed Aug. 21, 1917.

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A. TIFFANY. MOTOR CARRIAGE FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS'.

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MOTOR CARRIAGE ma AGRIGULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.

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Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

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AIDELBERT TIFFANY, OF SIOUX CITY, IOWA.

MOTOR-CARRIAGE non AGRICULTURAL IMrLEMENTs.

Application filed April 12, 1916. Serial No. 90,691.

To all whom it may concern) Be it known that I, AnnLnnn'r TIFFANY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor-Carriages. for Agricultural Implements of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to motor carriages for agricultural implements and has special reference to motor carriages or tractorsof the type disclosed in Letters Patent No. 1,120,105, issued to me December 8, 1914.

One object of the present invention is to improve the steering mechanism of the tractor or motor carriage and to mount theplatform or main frame upon the front axle in such manner that the steering wheels may move relative to each other in vertical planes so as to retain the platform or main frame in a level position notwithstanding irregularities in the surface ofthe ground or the meeting of obstructions or deep holes by one steering wheel while the other wheel remains upon the normal level. A further object. of the inventionis to improve the con .struction of the framewhereby the same will be strengthened and the rear axle firmly connected therewith. A Other andincidental objects of the invention will appear as the description of the same proceeds.

, The invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawingsin which-*- Figure 1 is aside elevation of a motor carriage embodying my. present improvements, the engine being omitted,

r Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame,

Fig. 3 is a front end elevation,

Fig. l is a rear end elevation,

. Fig. .5 is a detail perspective view showing the construction of the front axle and the manner of connecting the same to the main frame, Fig. 6 1s aslmilar view showing the man- IIBIJlIL whichthe rear axle is connected to wardly, ass'hown at 2 so that the front end portion of theframe is somewhat narrower than the rear end portion thereof. The

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 21, 1917.

rear extremities of the sidebars 1 rest upon the rear axle 3 and to the inner sides of the said barsare firmly secured brackets or angle plates 41 which have their lower flanges or members resting directly upon the axle and secured thereto by bolts 5 inserted through the same and clips 6 passing around the axle as clearly shown in Fig. 6. Clips 7 fitting around the axle and through the lower flanges of the side bars also aid in securing the framerigidly to the rear axle which is of an arched construction as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 6. The rear ground wheels 8, which may be provided with spurs 9 or similar ground engaging members, are mounted upon the outwardly extending spindles 1O ofthe rear axle and held thereon in any desiredmanner. To the inner ends of the hubs of thewheels. 8 I rigidly secure sprocket wl'ieels 11' around which are trained sprocket chains 12 which arealso trained around pinions 13 on a transmission shaft 14 which is mounted in suitable bearings upon the side bars 11 as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This transmission shaft 14 will preferably be provided with a differential 15 and is also equipped with a beveled gear 16 which meshes with a beveled pinion 17 upon the rearend of the engine shaft 18 which is j ournaled in suitable bearings upon a cross bar 19 secured to and extending between the side bars 1. The engine m ay be of any well known type and forms no part of my pres ent invention andis therefore omitted from the drawings for the sake of clearness. In order, to guard against bending of the shaft 141, a longitudinal beam 20 is provided he tween the front and rear cross beams 19 as shown clearly in Fig. 1". Adjacent one side bar 1,,isan intermediate longitudinal beam 21 and uponthe same and thesaid sidebar are hearings in which isv journaled a shaft 22 having a beveled pinion .23 at its inner end meshing with the pinion 24 on the motor shaft 18, while ,a' band pulley 25 is secured upon the outer end of said shaft 22. By this arrangement, I am enabled to transmit the power of the engine to any machinery to be driven while holding the carriage stationary, a brake drum26 being provided upon the casing of the differential 15 to prevent travel of the carriagewhen it is desired to transmit the power tov a threshing machine or other mechanism.

.j My device is intended more particularly forgmovingplows or Cultivators over a field Wardly and rearwardly from "their *rmnt ends andthen brought slightlyupvgardly to meet the verticzil; portions of the rear aXjle to-Which they are'ri'gifdly securedhy s iitable clip 28; ;Inner bracesor-hanger members 29 haye'thei'r front eiids see'ur'e'd'to theior- Ward cross beam 19 withinthe sidelbarsand havetheir lower' rear eiiils bent i, ply oiit- Ward to be secu'retl to -the lowest 'ortio'iifof the respectively adjacent hanger 2 thereby p o idi g. .4 support 30 i611 the cultiyath'r I01 plow '31. Betw en the front portions of the sidebars 1, I secure diretlj; 'to the same 5a frame '32 consisting of end bars or p1ates secured rigidly to the inner sides of v the side bars 1 and cross-bars or plates ezttendin'gbetween said end bars and" preferabl form d integral therewith. i 'e 'lindi'ical rod pivot pin '33' fitted infand 'eXtends' between the front anthem; Grossbars on plates this frame, 32 attir center of; the ametes ii'pori the said pin is hung'an arched beam or truss 34 harihg arched braces 35 secured it to; its front and rear sides and'extending upwardly from its lowerextremities to enter the open frame '32 anel 'pi'yotally fit i 6h' the pin or rod 33., To theirertieal' end' porti'ons 36 of the arched truss 34', 1 securebearin gs 137 which are mounted, the yertieal spindles '38 of the front axles aponythich are i 'lint e 1 er ifi W' wes ,?t 1sa St r he Wheels bein preferably gprovicied with am nular fl nge er fibs 4l which' are adapted to enter thejgro'u'nd thereby 'preyent skidding of the m t-him, To the'uppe'r 'eiids' of the spindles 38, 1 secure cranks 42 project forwardly from the said pindles' and are eorihected bya link 4'3, the ends of said link being pivoted to t' if e f forward" extremii efit e ai s i -.nUpeni he a d'l or connecting Bar 48 I p votan mount a block 44 which is connected by 'a universal J' nt wi h as hma; ehv pi mn'b rr' connected by a swivei-e 'a iversai jailer-4 with a crank48 pr-01' eeti'ng' forward 'froina v'e'lftieall'y "disposed ste ring 4"9jWhi'h is inh d, n i able be ngs P a c s bar 50, eeu ecmpon the i forward portion of th e; b f i as in a brackt T Z i from one offsaid "sidefbars 1 and extending v to the upp endof the raft-'49. To

guard against bending of the said "shaft, an add tional 'brac'l'get 52 m y be 1 secared upn the i5 0 eXten'dsf upwaruy therefromto the u per end "ofthe sh'a ftfas will be readily understood. A b'rack'etor standardj53' jri's's wfrdrii; thef'side bar band carries "ay'oke 54 at" its" upper end', 'aWorm-shaft*5'5 shaft 55 is connected bya-nniversal joint 57 to the front end of a steering rod 58 which is mounted in suitable guides uponthemain frame and extends rearwardly to a point ii/here it may be' 'conveniently manipulated from the seat 59 which is carried by supporting arms 60 projecting 'reaiayar dly from the'r'ear aile'aiid the rear cross bar 19. A hand Wheel 61 iispreferably provided upon the rear end of the steering rod 58 so as to facilitate' the manipulation" of p the same.

thought the operation and advantages of my 'iinprovetl apparatus will be readily hnders'tootl from the foregoingdes c'ribtion taken in connection with the ac eomp'anyi'ng; drawings. The Cultivators or other f agrieultu'ral implements are rigidly secured uponithe supporting frames consisting go f the v hangers '27 and '29 "and the machine is driven over the field in the usual. manne g f atraction engiiieythe power or the motor, which is preferably aninter- 90 nal"e0n1b'ustion "engine, being transmitted through the described gearing to the sp'roel'ret Wheels 11" and thence applied to the traction Wheels '8 so as to propel'th'e machine. The machine is steered by mani'pu lating the steering 'rod 58 as Will be'readily understoodyrotation of said rod being-transmitted through theWorm shaft 55 an'dthe segmental gear 56-to the steerin shaft 49 sothat the crank 48 Will be cause to swing to a'r'd one-or the othersid'e of the machine. The movement of the crank 48" will be trans mitted directly to the pit1nan 46 and thereby applied to the connecting-bar 43 so that the cranks 42wil1 fol1ow the movemeiit of the crank 48 and thereby turn the front axles iii-a horizontal planeWith'out disturbing the parallelism of the "steerin'githeels. Themaehin'e canthus besteered to one or the other side Within--a srnall*oompass and maybe readily made'to turn corneror brought into position ton-a 'return't'rip over the'field being cultivated. It will bereadily noted that inasmuch as the front axle is pivotally l ning-at its top and i11 itscentral "Vertical plane-and iitr'th'e'cent'ral vertical plane of the machine, if one steering Wheelstrikes a rock or other obstruction, it Will readilyrideoyer the same "With'oi it' "disturbi the equilib- 'rium "ofthe' entire machine and as-soon a's the obstruction has been passed; thewhee'ls will-assume their normal position. The'u nr yersal joints45' "and 47 Y permitthe connecting bar '43 and the heel spindles to follow the Vertical oscillation of [the "Whee'ls'wvithout disto''rting or puttin gadditional "str ainupon the crank 48' or other 1 parts of the steering inechanism and the construction of the'front a-Xl'e orftruss SllOW'IffiIld described enables the same emery ettfectually resist torsional 13o.

to twist the machine out of the path which it is desired to follow. The parts of the maehlne are very compactly arranged and are fitted together in such a manner as to provide maximum strength with minimum weight.

Having thus i described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of a main frame, a transverse support secured within said main frame, an arched axle pivotally hung on said support in the longitudinal vertical plane of the main frame and extending under the sides of the main frame, vertical spindles journaled upon the ends of said arched axle, steering wheels carried by said spindles, and means connected with the upper ends of said spindles to rotate the same.

In a machine for the purpose set forth, the combination of a main frame, a transverse support secured to said main frame, brackets rising from the main frame over said support, a vertical steering shaft j ournaled in said brackets and in amember of the main frame, a segmental gear on said shaft, a worm shaft meshing with the segmental gear, a steering rod connecting with the said worm shaft, a crank extending forwardly from said steering shaft, steering axles having vertical spindles, a support for said steering axles mounted upon the main frame for vertical oscillation, cranks projecting forwardly from said vertical spindles, a connecting rod between'said cranks, a pitman connected with the crank projecting from the steering shaft, and connections between said pitman and the connecting rod including a universal joint.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

ADELBERT TIFFANY. a 8.]

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